It didn't really, it sold off initially because it was "up", people sold winners in order to cover losses and gold was one of those winners. It didn't peak unti

It didn't really, it sold off initially because it was "up", people sold winners in order to cover losses and gold was one of those winners. It didn't peak until 2011 at around $1900 and had risen from it's lowers in the early 2000's.